Ashley Cole launched an extraordinary attack on the FA after the defender and Chelsea were criticised over his evidence in the John Terry racist abuse hearing that was amended to include the word 'black'.

In the 63-page document released by the FA commission detailing the reasons behind Terry's four-match ban and £220,000 fine for racially abusing Anton Ferdinand, the Chelsea left-back's evidence comes under the microscope.

After the emergence of the report, Cole tweeted: 'Hahahahaa, well done #fa I lied did I, #BUNCHOFT****'

Cole later removed the tweet and apologised, saying: 'I had just finished training and saw the captions on the TV screens in the treatment rooms about what was said in the FA Commission ruling about me.

'I was really upset and tweeted my feelings in the heat of the moment. I apologise unreservedly for my comment about the FA.'

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Anger: Ashley Cole in training on Friday before he sent out his angry tweet

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Asked about Cole's tweet, Chelsea
manager Roberto Di Matteo said: 'We'll look at the tweet and then we'll
see. Apart from this, I don't think the players are out of control.'

Cole's
career with England - he is currently on 98 caps - is now under the spotlight, although he has spoken to Roy Hodgson and will report for training on Monday. He will reach 100 caps if he plays in both of
this month's qualifiers against San Marino and Poland.

Cole's statement supporting Terry's version, and the role played by a Chelsea club official, have been questioned by the FA commission.

Terry had been cleared in Westminster Magistrates Court in July of a racially-aggravated public order offence, partly helped by the testimony of England and Chelsea team-mate Cole.

However, the commission found that there were discrepancies in Cole's initial statement to FA interviewers of what he heard Ferdinand say to Terry compared to later statements.

Cole did not mention the word 'black' in the initial interview with the FA on October 28. On November 3, Chelsea club secretary David Barnard asked the FA for the specific word 'black' to be inserted into Cole's witness statement, suggesting that Cole may have heard Ferdinand use the term.

Criticised: Cole arrives at Westminster Magistrates court in July

Snub: Ferdinand refused to shake Cole's hand last month

Race row: Ferdinand (left) faced Terry at Loftus Road last month

The commission saw an email exchange between the FA and Barnard and said that should be regarded as 'cogent new evidence'.

The statement read: 'These highly material issues relating to Mr Cole's evidence were not addressed by the Chief Magistrate - he clearly did not have the interview notes of the FA's interviewers, or Mr Barnard's statement before him - and they do not appear in his judgment.

'Accordingly, that material can and should properly be regarded as cogent new evidence. Had it been before him, the commission has no doubt that the Chief Magistrate would have examined Mr Cole's evidence as to what he claims he heard Mr Ferdinand say to Mr Terry on the pitch very carefully indeed, or scrutinised it even more closely than he may have done.

'All of this causes the commission to have very real concerns about the accuracy of Mr Barnard's recollections, and the motivation for the assertions that he makes in his witness statement about what Mr Cole said during the FA interview of him, particularly his alleged use of the word "black".'

Chelsea said Cole did not accept the criticism made of him by the commission.

A club statement said: 'Ashley co-operated at all times with the FA and stands by the evidence that he gave and does not accept the criticism that has been made.'

Chelsea added that they stand by Barnard completely and that he acted with complete integrity throughout the process.

'David co-operated fully with the FA at all times. He stands by his evidence and does not accept the criticism that has been made,' the statement continued.

'It should also be noted that David was not given the opportunity to give oral evidence to the commission, so we feel any criticism is unjustified.'